Wexford County News

Farmers, small business owners and individuals have an opportunity to learn more about the Affordable Care Act thanks to a workshop offered by Michigan State University Extension.

Kevin Ryan-Allen Wilcox, 33, has been charged in 84th District Court in Wexford County with larceny from a motor vehicle.

Lindsay Nicole Mettler, 28, has been charged in 84th District Court in Wexford County with possession of morphine, second or subsequent offense.

Delbert Howard Hunt, 37, has been arraigned in 84th District Court. According to court records, Hunt is charged with possessing a firearm under the influence, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a maximum fine of $500.

A second man has been charged in Wexford County in connection with a burglary at a church in Clam Lake Township.

Members of the Wexford County Sheriff's Office, Cherry Grove Township Fire Department and North Flight EMS responded to a snowmobile crash on East 40 Road near South 25 Road around 10:57 p.m. Saturday.

A Lake City man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading no contest in a sexual assault case involving children in Wexford County.

A Mesick man has stood mute in 28th Circuit Court to charges of strangulation in a domestic violence case stemming from a Jan. 25 incident.

Shotgun blasts in the middle of the night in Haring Township have landed a 37-year-old man in jail.

An investigation into the death of a Cadillac man who went missing last summer has been reopened as police explore whether new information upholds the original believed cause of death.

A critically injured Livonia woman was airlifted to the hospital in Traverse City on Saturday after crashing her snowmobile near Cadillac.

According to court documents, Ferris was convicted in 2001 for home invasion, larceny, and severely beating his victim.

After more than a year investigation, David Kirk Ferris II, 31, was arrested Thursday for his alleged connection with the death of 19-month-old Kalla Fisher of Grayling.

A request for proposals for operating the Wexford County Civic Center netted two responses: one from the current operators, and one from a local non-profit group.

No charges will be issued by Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac in connection with the operation of the Wexford County Animal Shelter following the completion of multiple investigations by multiple enforcement agencies.

About one-fourth of employees view their jobs as the No. 1 stressor in their lives, according to Northern National Life Insurance.

No criminal charges will be issued by Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac in connection with the operation of the Wexford County Animal Shelter following the completion of multiple investigations by multiple enforcement agencies, Badovinac said.

How many millage questions Wexford County voters will see on their election ballots in August and November is a crucial question for the board of commissioners as it looks ahead.

A Baldwin man has been sentenced in Wexford County in connection with the burning of a car in Clam Lake Township last spring.

Charges of possession and illegal sale and use of a financial transaction device such as a credit card have been brought against a 36-year-old man in Wexford County.